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Nobuki Sugihara to attend the opening exhibition in memory of his father

February 19, 2020 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Seimas opens the exhibition commemorating Chiune Sugihara’s 120th birthday anniversary and the 80th anniversary of Sugihara’s “visas for life” in the Gallery of the Defenders of Freedom, Building 1 of the Seimas, on Thursday 20 February 2020, […]

Bella Shirin, Hisayuki Sakamizu and Maria Kishida photo by Linas Vasiliauskas

Chiune Sugihara’s legacy-inspired cultural diplomacy

January 30, 2018 Alexandra Kudukis 0

Chiune Sugihara’s legacy continues to live on, reverberating in new culturally significant and socially beneficial ways. […]

Sugihara Memorial in Vilnius Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune

Kaunas strengthens relations with Japan with the establishment of a new organisation

April 27, 2017 Aurelijus Zykas 0

On April 25, 2017, the Sugihara Group for Kaunas-Japan Relations Development was established. Soon to be approved by decree of the Mayor of Kaunas, the main purpose of the group is to bring together a wide range of organisations and Kaunas residents who together contribute towards positive relations between Kaunas and Japan. […]

Malinauskas: we could witness a tectonic shift in politics and society already within two months

August 3, 2021 0

Former Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis’ former advisor and vlogger Skirmantas Malinauskas shared key insights on his Facebook page on the ongoing migrant crisis. According to him, we should act now because, so far, the results […]

Bankera client expenses analysis: with the lockdown relaxed, spending across almost all areas

July 30, 2021 0

As lockdown relaxed, client expense statistics from Bankera indicates that Europeans have begun spending in large amounts. Compared to the first and second quarters of this year, there has been a notable increase in expenses […]

Lithuania must prepare for the most unexpected decisions and diversionary terrorist attacks from Lukashenko

July 29, 2021 0

The current influx of migrants, purposefully directed from Belarus into Lithuania, is dangerous, not due to poor experience in handling based on international regulations a widespread around the world matter but because of a potentially […]

Januška counts Nausėda’s mistakes: “An example of poor politics”

July 19, 2021 0

Lithuania cannot act effectively on its own in foreign affairs, so it must always seek allies. This could be said of the European Union’s Eastern policy, which, for Lithuania, means significant efforts to restrain the […]

The Lithuanian-Belarusian border. Photo Ruslanas Iržikevičius i

Seimas revises asylum application procedures in response to the influx of irregular migrants

July 15, 2021 0

At its extraordinary session, the Seimas adopted, under a special urgency procedure, amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens and the accompanying legislation, thereby providing for faster processing of asylum applications and […]

Seimas adopted resolution on countering hybrid aggression

July 14, 2021 0

The Seimas adopted a Resolution on Countering Hybrid Aggression stating that countries hostile towards Lithuania have been waging hybrid aggression against the Republic of Lithuania, which constitutes a threat to our country and the external border of […]